BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey today gave a keynote address at the Vatican Climate Summit, during which she announced the launch of the new Climate Careers Fund, an innovative cross-sector collaboration designed to support workforce training in climate. The Fund aims to fill climate workforce gaps, increase access to economic mobility for workers, and support a diverse  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 15 -- Boston University School of Law issued the following Q&A on May 14, 2024, with student Keenan Hunt-Stone: * * * By Kimberly Miragliuolo For many members of this year's graduating class, the decision to apply for law school was made during a pivotal time in history. The JDs graduating in May of 2024 were likely starting to decide their next career steps in March of 2020, when the global pandemic began. By May of 2020, racial violence and police brutality had fu  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Guoping Feng, Piotr Indyk, Daniel Kleitman, Daniela Rus, Senthil Todadri, and nine alumni are recognized by their peers for their outstanding contributions to research. * * * By Leah Campbell, School of Science The National Academy of Sciences has elected 120 members and 24 international members, including five faculty members from MIT. Guoping Feng, Piotr Indyk, Daniel J  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: John K. Wells, a Litigation shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Boston office, presented on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)'s 2024 Annual Conference panel, "FINRA's Disciplinary Hearing Process," May 14 in Washington, D.C. Featuring FINRA staff, the panel discussed the broadening awareness about FINRA's disciplinary hearing process, highlighting distinctions  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today released the Fiscal Year 2023 Problem Gambling Helpline report, which highlighted an increase in call volume to the line and included initiatives that served more than 2,000 individuals in communities across Massachusetts in prevention efforts. DPH established the Office of Problem Gambling Services   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has fined Made 2 Build Inc., a Medway-based construction company, $58,550 for asbestos-related violations that occurred during a home renovation project in the Town of Medway. Responding to a complaint, MassDEP conducted an inspection and determined Made 2 Build Inc. failed to notify MassDEP of asbestos r  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release: MassDevelopment has issued a $400 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc. (BILH), which is using proceeds to buy, build, expand, remodel, and renovate facilities at multiple locations across its health care system, including the Klarman Building at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Bond proceeds are also being used to implement EPIC and Workday electronic medical record and inform  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The all-volunteer student-run bike shop, founded by graduate student Bianca Champenois, provides repair and maintenance services, emphasizes hands-on learning, and promotes sustainable transportation. * * * By Kimberly Tecce, Department of Mechanical Engineering Bianca Champenois SM '22 learned to ride a bike when she was 5 years old. She can still hear her sister yelling "equal   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Students have new avenues for learning and research on the most effective approaches to fighting poverty in the US and other high-income countries. * * * By Brynn Fieldhouse, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and Department of Economics have announced an expansion of their jointly administered Master of Appli  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A on May 14, 2024, with Olivier de Weck, the Apollo Program Professor of Astronautics and professor of engineering systems: * * * Professor Olivier de Weck's approach combines quantitative engineering analysis and strategic thinking to drive innovation. By Marisa Demers, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Innovation is rarely accidental. Behind every new invention and produc  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The new world is the second-lightest planet discovered to date. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Astronomers at MIT, the University of Liege in Belgium, and elsewhere have discovered a huge, fluffy oddball of a planet orbiting a distant star in our Milky Way galaxy. The discovery, reported today in the journal Nature Astronomy, is a promising key to the mystery of how such  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Circling a cold, Jupiter-sized star, the new world could offer an unobstructed view of its surface composition and history. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Astronomers at MIT, the University of Liege, and elsewhere have discovered a new planet orbiting a small cold star, a mere 55 light years away. The nearby planet is similar to Earth in its size and rocky composition, t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Longtime influential professor and expert in structural engineering remembered for his mentorship and contributions to the field. * * * By Stephanie Martinovich, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Jerome J. Connor '53, SM '54, ScD '59, professor emeritus in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a member of the MIT faculty since 1959, di  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A filter made from yeast encapsulated in hydrogels can quickly absorb lead as water flows through it. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News Every year, beer breweries generate and discard thousands of tons of surplus yeast. Researchers from MIT and Georgia Tech have now come up with a way to repurpose that yeast to absorb lead from contaminated water. Through a process called   more

WESTON, Massachusetts, May 15 -- Regis College issued the following news: More than 1,100 students graduated from Regis College on Saturday at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston with degrees ranging from doctoral to associate levels. The 94th commencement ceremony included graduates from the Lawrence Public Schools, Regis North/Northern Essex Community College and Novartis partnerships; and online students from 46 states. Nursing represented the largest major with 705 students graduating. Of t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A new MIT system could help astronauts conserve energy and extend missions on the lunar surface. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Need a moment of levity? Try watching videos (https://www.newsweek.com/watch-apollo-astronauts-falling-moon-1449937) of astronauts falling on the moon. NASA's outtakes of Apollo astronauts tripping and stumbling as they bounce in slow motion are  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news on May 15, 2024: Ropes & Gray advised FogPharma in a collaboration with ARTBIO to co-develop new radiopharmaceuticals that would use FogPharma's Helicon peptides platform, designed to better bind to solid tumor cancer targets and block harmful cellular signals with ARTBIO's radiopharmaceutical AlphaDirect platform, designed to delivery radiation precisely into tumors. The collaboration seeks to produce a new  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts System issued the following news release: Moody's, S&P Global Ratings, and Fitch Ratings all recently reaffirmed the University of Massachusetts' strong bond ratings, each citing effective management practices as a factor in affirming the ratings and the university's "stable" outlook. In reports released in late April, the university was rated Aa2 by Moody's, AA by Fitch Ratings, and AA- by S&P Global, indicating that UM  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, May 16 (TNSres) -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher Natalie Farny is launching a $1.2 million, five-year project that could advance the use of bacteria for environmental cleanups by determining how a critical biological process regulates genes in bacteria as they adapt to conditions outside of laboratories. Farny, an assistant professor in the Department of Biology and Biotechnology, wi  more